Contents

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Prologue ix
4. 1. A Sword Is Drawn 1
5. 2. The Testament 17
6. 3. The Lesson 35
7. 4. Scoundrel 51
8. 5. La Noche Triste 63
9. 6. Galen’s Proof 123
10. 7. In Winter Quarters 159
11. 8. The Very Last Civil War Historian 201
12. 9. Human Rain 227
13. 10. Rain Stops Play 277
14. 11. The Final War 301
15. 12. At the Fair 335
16. 13. The Discovery of Kansas 361